Kenneth Yeboah (born October 30, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple and Ole Miss.
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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| Born: | October 30, 1998 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Parkland (South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
| College: | Temple (2016–2019) Ole Miss (2020) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Early life
editYeboah was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Following his sophomore year in high school, his family moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania. He attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, where he was a starter on the basketball and football teams.[1] Yeboah had 47 receptions for 773 yards and 13 touchdowns in his junior season.[2] As a senior, he caught 72 passes for 1,160 yards and 14 touchdowns and had five interceptions on defense and was named Class AAAA All-State.[3]
Yeboah committed to play college football at Temple over offers from Towson, Old Dominion, and New Hampshire.[4]
College career
editAs a freshman, Yeboah played in one game and caught a 15-yard pass before redshirting the season in order to transition from wide receiver to tight end.[5] He had 14 receptions for 136 yards in his redshirt freshman season.[6] Yeboah finished his redshirt sophomore season with 13 catches for 154 yards and one touchdown.[7] After the season, Yeboah entered the transfer portal to play at another program for his final season of eligibility.[8]
Yeboah originally committed to transfer to Baylor in order to play for Matt Rhule, who had previously coached him at Temple, but de-committed after Rhule left the school to become the head coach of the Carolina Panthers.[9][10] He ultimately transferred to Ole Miss for his final season.[11] Yeboah set a school record for most receiving yards in a game by a tight end with 181 on seven receptions and two touchdowns on October 10, 2020, in a 63–48 loss to Alabama.[12][13] He finished the season with 27 receptions for 524 yards and six touchdowns.[14]
On December 17, 2020, Yeboah announced that he was forgoing the remainder of the 2020 season and entering the 2021 NFL draft.[15]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 3+7⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.75 s | 1.70 s | 2.69 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
15 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[16][17][18] | ||||||||||||
Yeboah signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2021.[19] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[20][21] Yeboah was elevated to the active roster on October 9, 2021, for the team's week 5 game against the Atlanta Falcons and made his NFL debut in the game.[22] On November 16, 2021, Yeboah was signed to the active roster.[23] In a January 2, 2022, game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Yeboah collected his first two NFL receptions for a total of 36 yards, both from quarterback Zach Wilson.[24]
On August 30, 2022, Yeboah was waived by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day.[25][26] He was promoted to the active roster on November 5.[27]
On August 30, 2023, Yeboah was placed on injured reserve.[28] He was activated on December 6.[29]
On August 27, 2024, Yeboah was placed on injured reserve.[30] On October 31, the Jets reactivated him and Yeboah made his season debut in the Thursday Night Football win over the Houston Texans.[31]
References
edit- ^ Hemerly, CJ (March 16, 2016). "Yeboah makes the most of two years at PHS". Lehigh Valley Press. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Parkland High's Kenny Yeboah to play football at Temple". The Morning Call. August 4, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Six EPC South football players land on Class 4A all-state team". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ Narducci, Marc (July 27, 2015). "Kenny Yeboah commits to Temple football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Yeboah becoming playmaker after position change". August 23, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Temple's Kenny Yeboah, a Parkland grad, named to John Mackey Award watchlist". The Morning Call. July 29, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Temple Owls find new offensive weapon in TE David Martin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Temple tight end Kenny Yeboah to enter the transfer portal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Temple TE transferring to Baylor". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 20, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ Gabler, Nate (May 6, 2020). "How Baylor Commit Kenny Yeboah Ended up with Ole Miss Football". SI.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Networking helped transfer TE Yeboah land at Ole Miss". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. September 10, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ Maisel, Ivan (October 13, 2020). "Why grad transfer success stories no longer apply to just college football elite". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ Gabler, Nate (October 14, 2020). "How Kenny Yeboah and Matt Corral Grew Their Chemistry in an Offseason Without Practice". SI.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Elijah Moore, Kenny Yeboah opt out of season for Ole Miss football". The Clarion-Ledger. December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Moore, Yeboah End Ole Miss Careers". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "Kenny Yeboah Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Draft Scout Kenny Yeboah, Mississippi NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Kenny Yeboah 2021 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 7, 2021). "Jets Sign 12 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (August 31, 2021). "Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Jets Sign 13 to the Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. September 1, 2021. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 11, 2021). "Snap Count Analysis: Which Jets Played Most Snaps in Loss to Falcons in London?". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 16, 2021). "Jets Sign TE Kenny Yeboah, CB Rachad Wildgoose to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ "Jets' Kenny Yeboah: Two catches as team's top TE".
- ^ Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (August 30, 2022). "Final Cuts: Jets Move 27 Players to Trim Roster to NFL's 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2022). "Jets Sign 13 Players to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 5, 2022). "Jets Sign TE Kenny Yeboah to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (August 30, 2023). "Jets Sign P Thomas Morstead, FB Nick Bawden to 53-Man Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 6, 2023). "Jets Place TE C.J. Uzomah on Injured Reserve; Activate TE Kenny Yeboah". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (August 27, 2024). "Final Cuts | Jets Move 37 to Get Their Roster to 53 Players". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 31, 2024). "Jets Place WR Allen Lazard, DT Leku Fotu on IR; Sign K Riley Patterson, OL Alec Lindstrom to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.